Here We Are

Isn't it a great feeling to follow through?  I really enjoy "talking" to you all through this blog and am happy I have designated Sunday as they day of communication.  In my online clothing business, it was to be my day off, but I am actually going LIVE three times today so LOTS of communicating.  Going LIVE....I thought, NEVER, but I must say I enjoy that the absolute most of all the seling techniques employed.  People from all around the country log on, say hi and shop with me.  Sometimes I have created exactly what they are looking for....what a rush that is....I have always claimed to not be a people person, but obviously that can't be true or my business would fail.  I think I am not a demanding people person.  Nearly all the ladies I have come across, and particularly those in my VIP group are lovely, caring, interesting people.  Their lifestyles are varied and their knowledge amazing.

OK this IS a knitting blog so...this week I decided I would finally attempt thrumming.  My beautiful little GS is the recipient, because his hands are little but also because he will love them.  Knitting a toddler size pair really messed with my decision of the length of the thrums.  I restarted 4 times at least and didn't choose a thrum pattern, just a regular pattern and added thrums.  Not sure if this matters.  I also chose to knit on two needles not dpns.  In retrospect that will not be my method of choice in the future as the mittens get so puffy they are difficult to seam, although the small size of them may also be a contributing factor, lol.  I can see myself getting obsessed with these.  Living in the NE that isn't a bad thing.  Once the new garage is built and my inventory has relocated, I can get inside the knitting closets and retrieve roving.

My goal is also to thin out the knitting stash.  I have so much gorgeous yarn that sits.  If I sell it at a good price, someone will love it and hopefully use it.  I have had the good fortune of being able to afford higher end yarns, not everyone can, so maybe offering it at lower prices will allow the joy to be shared.  So today I will make the second mitten to present them to my pal on Tuesday, go LIVE three times, which is about 3-4 hours of business air time and spend 2 hours in the LLR room trying to gain room.  An impossible feat at this point, lol.

I miss my Mom everyday.  She would have gne on air with me.  Our middle puppy Phineas, may not be here much longer.  He has lived his life on pain meds and now has something neurological/sinus going on.  He is on so many meds and while sometimes seems to improve, other points I fear he has stopped trying and worry about the frozen ground.  I bring him up because he loved Mom and she, him.  I take a certain amount of solitude in knowing he will be reunited with his cat, Artemus, who has been gone 5 years in April and my Mom 2 years in April.  We will not let him suffer needlessly but even as I type this the tears flow.

OK, lets get back to lightness.  Knitting goals for 2018  I hope to come pretty close to checking them all off the list.

1. Thrummed mittens for GS
2. Cowl for friend
3. Latvian mittens kit I was gifted with
4.  watchcap kit I was gifted with
5.  GS aran sweater
6.  Baby blanket for Mrs F
7.  Spiderman blanket for GS
8.  Thrummed mittens for everyone(that would be 7 pairs)
9.  Dragonfly shawl
10.

I will add to the list I am sure as I have hundreds of WIPs.

I was so excited to get a comment from Bev...a longtime knitting friend.  Bev I tried your old link, but...can you share your link?  Bev is also a knitting designer extraordinaire.